NHL EDGE stats behind Slafkovský’s breakout 12 months

NHL.com’s fantasy workers continues to cowl the newest tendencies and storylines within the League by way of the lens of NHL EDGE puck and participant tracker stats. Today, we have a look at Juraj Slafkovský’s robust superior stats within the NHL this season.

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Juraj Slafkovský has been dominant for Slovakia within the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, carrying over the momentum from his breakout season with the Montreal Canadiens within the NHL.

The 21-year-old has seven factors (three targets, 4 assists), together with a power-play objective, and 20 pictures on objective in 4 video games on the 2026 Olympics to assist his nation advance to the semifinals. It is just the second time Slovakia has reached the semifinals of an Olympics that includes NHL gamers (different: 2010 Olympics in Vancouver).

Slafkovský, chosen by Montreal with the No. 1 choose within the 2022 NHL Draft, now has 10 targets in 11 video games over the previous two Olympics mixed; he scored seven targets in seven video games for Slovakia to steer your complete 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was additionally tied for probably the most factors (seven) in that match.

Slafkovský has already reached NHL profession highs in targets (21), power-play targets (10) and power-play factors (17) in 57 video games for the Canadiens this season; He is the one NHL participant with at the very least 20 targets, 100 pictures on objective (117), 80 hits (83) and 40 blocks (53).